Growing up in a family of 9 kids, Vladimir Prokhnevskiy didn’t get many gifts and food was a luxury.

One harsh winter in Kiev, Ukraine, Prokhnevskiy and his siblings rode a bus and then a tram to get to the church where shoeboxes were handed out. The brightly colored gifts stood out immediately! He was so excited about his gift that time seemed to stand still for a brief moment.

Prokhnevskiy’s favorite items were candy and toys, but he remembers “brushing” his teeth with floss to enjoy the minty flavored string and now having a toothbrush of his own! The shoebox represented to Prokhnevskiy unconditional love that heals everything, allowing him and his siblings to forget their struggles for a moment and just feel loved.

Charlie was born and raised in Elkton where he still lives today. He started attending Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg about ten years ago with his wife Odessa. They now part of our East Rock campus for Church of the Nazarene in Elkton. Charlie joins us on Hope Talks today to share his testimony.

Wanda Herald was born and raised in Woodstock, Virginia and moved to Harrisonburg when she was 18. Wanda joins us on Hope Talks today to share about how God has delivered her from addiction to drugs and how he is now using her to serve him though Hope Distributed as well as helping cook meals for the homeless for Open Doors.

Today Pastor Billy Logan; the Pastor of Discipleship at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg; joins Hope Talks to talk about the importance of discipleship, being apart of a Christian community and doing life together in a life group/small group setting, as well as breaking bread together and praying for each other.

Pastor Billy Logan(Pastor of Discipleship), Pastor Olivia Michael(Pastor of Generational Ministries) and Pastor Julie Miller(Pastor of Children’s Ministries) join Hope Talks today to talk about the importance of ministering to all age groups and also the importance of Multigenerational ministry. We prayer that todays broadcast will be a haft hour of Hope for your life.